Cost of living comparison
Harare is 43.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Harare instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 79.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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